intentionally
adverb
in·ten·tion·al·ly
in-ˈten(t)-shə-nᵊl-ē 
-ˈtench-nə-lē
: in an intentional manner : with awareness of what one is doing : purposely
an intentionally vague response
The witness intentionally gave misleading answers to the questions.
The test is intentionally designed to trick students.
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the witness intentionally gave misleading answers to the questions
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The team's work revealed that the ducks in the sample appear to have been intentionally fed maize as early as A.D. 800—and may have even been domesticated by around this time.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The Ducks appeared to intentionally leave 12 men on defense late on Ohio State’s final drive of the game, intentionally committing the five-yard penalty in return for four crucial seconds bled off the clock.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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The data makes clear that many institutions of higher education are intentionally limiting the use of AP and IB credit towards a degree, thus curtailing ways that students can save.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The Ducks appeared to intentionally leave 12 men on defense late on Ohio State’s final drive of the game, intentionally committing the five-yard penalty in return for four crucial seconds bled off the clock.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Some data brokers have even been caught intentionally selling information to scammers.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
The data makes clear that many institutions of higher education are intentionally limiting the use of AP and IB credit towards a degree, thus curtailing ways that students can save.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Intentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intentionally. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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